News & Politics How to Raise a Rock Star, According to Dave Grohl’s Mom Virginia Grohl managed to raise the Foo Fighters founder and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl—a guy who also happens to be kind and stable and who doesn’t hate her. In a new book, she’s asking other music-industry moms how they did the same thing. Parenting, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Ginny Grohl | May 9, 2017